Chef God of the Wuxia and Fantasy World

After a period of testing, Bai Suzhen was relieved: it turned out that he only had a few hundred years of cultivation and was not worth worrying about.

Then, Bai Suzhen began to exert her power.

When Bai Suzhen exerted her power, Xiaoqing couldn't withstand it. She was overwhelmed by Bai Suzhen's attacks and was hit repeatedly. In the end, she had no choice but to jump into West Lake, reveal her true form, and try to scare Bai Suzhen.

When Bai Suzhen saw her true form, she laughed: "I thought it was some kind of monster, but it turns out we're the same kind."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoqing's eyes lit up, and she transformed back into human form, asking, "Are you also a snake demon?"

“That’s right,” Bai Suzhen said. “I am a white snake who has cultivated for seventeen hundred years at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain.”

"Seventeen hundred years!?" Xiaoqing exclaimed in astonishment. "No wonder I can't beat you. I only have eight hundred years of cultivation. I'm far inferior to you."

Bai Suzhen said, "You have only eight hundred years of cultivation, yet you are so arrogant. If I don't get rid of you today, I'm afraid you'll cause trouble in the future." With that, Bai Suzhen gestured with her right hand: "Realgar Sword!"

A golden light flashed, and a long sword came from afar, falling into Bai Suzhen's hands.

Xiaoqing's expression immediately changed: "The Realgar Sword!"

Realgar has always been the nemesis of snakes and insects. Xiaoqing has suffered a lot from realgar over the past eight hundred years and has developed an instinctive fear of it. When she saw Bai Suzhen holding the realgar sword, her courage weakened by three points.

Bai Suzhen wouldn't give her a chance to react, and swung her sword to stab him.

She was no match for Bai Suzhen even with her bare hands, and now that Bai Suzhen was wielding a sword, Xiaoqing was even less of a match. In just a few moves, she was knocked to the ground by Bai Suzhen, and the realgar sword was pointed at her neck.

"Girl, spare my life!" Faced with death, Xiaoqing cowered: "I know I was wrong."

Seeing that she admitted her mistake, Bai Suzhen sheathed her sword and said, "To know one's mistakes and correct them is the greatest virtue. Remember, you are not allowed to do anything immoral again. Go now!"

Xiaoqing breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, dusted herself off, and clasped her hands in thanks, saying, "Thank you for sparing my life, young lady."

Bai Suzhen nodded and turned to leave.

"Oh, young lady," Xiaoqing hurriedly called out to her, asking, "I don't know how to repay you?"

Bai Suzhen smiled slightly: "We are both different from other species, so there's no need to be so polite."

Xiaoqing's eyes darted around, and she clasped her hands in a fist and said, "If you don't mind, I am willing to serve you for life and be your loyal maid."

"A maid?" Bai Suzhen pointed at Xiaoqing's body from head to toe, looking amused. "This..."

Xiaoqing knew what she meant, of course, and said, "Girl, you don't believe me? Actually, I'm just like you. I only changed into this shape to make it easier to walk. If you don't believe me, look."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiaoqing spun around, and a flash of blue light appeared. A beautiful, pretty, and adorable maidservant in a blue dress appeared before Bai Suzhen.

Xiaoqing smiled sweetly and bowed, saying, "Xiaoqing greets her elder sister."

Bai Suzhen was pleasantly surprised: "That's great, get up quickly, Xiaoqing sister." Bai Suzhen helped Xiaoqing up and said: "My name is Bai Suzhen, from now on we can call each other sisters."

Xiaoqing waved her hands repeatedly: "No, we must address each other as master and servant. I, Xiaoqing, will never forget your kindness in saving my life, sister."

"Whatever you want." Bai Suzhen smiled slightly, then asked, "What were you doing before? Why did you knock that person unconscious?"

"Sister, you don't know..." Xiaoqing gritted her teeth as she spoke of this: "It's all because of that bastard from the Ling family!"

Ling Mansion?

Bai Suzhen's heart stirred. Her purpose in coming to Qiantang was to find a man named Ling Chi, and this Ling family mansion...

“Originally, the Qiu Wang Mansion was where I stayed. I didn’t expect that after only a few days of leaving, the place was occupied and transformed into the Ling Mansion. I was furious and wanted to take the place back. However, I didn’t expect that his maids were very powerful. Although I was not afraid of them, I was no match for them and was beaten out. I originally wanted to use this cart of excrement to splash on the walls of that man’s house to let him know the consequences of offending me, but my sister stopped me.”

After hearing Xiaoqing's story, Bai Suzhen was both amused and exasperated: "Xiaoqing, really, how could you do such a despicable thing? Besides, that person has already spared you once. If you take revenge on him like this, aren't you afraid he'll kill you?"

"Hmph! I'm not afraid at all!" Xiaoqing said, "Originally, I planned to find a place to hide after doing this, and then do it to him again after things calmed down. In short, I want to make him suffer and let him know the consequences of offending me."

She paused for a moment, then said, "But now that I have my sister's help, I'm not afraid anymore. Sister, you must stand up for me and help me take back the Prince's Mansion."

Bai Suzhen shook her head and said, "I can only help you talk to him. It would be best if there was a way that would satisfy both sides. If not, we'll make other plans."

Xiaoqing pouted and said, "Okay! I'll do whatever you say, sister."

Bai Suzhen smiled slightly and said, "It's almost dawn. Go and wake that person up, then come with me to the Ling residence."

"understood."

……

As dawn broke, the maids of the Ling family got up and busied themselves. Ling Chi and Su Mei dressed, washed, and combed their hair with the help of the maids. Just as they were about to have breakfast, a maid came quickly and said, "Young master, young lady, a woman named Bai Suzhen has come to visit, saying that she has come to clear up a misunderstanding."

"Bai Suzhen?" Ling Chi was taken aback, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes. He said, "Please invite her in."

"Yes."

After the maid left, Su Mei noticed that Ling Chi seemed a little excited and asked, "Brother Ling, do you know that Bai Suzhen?"

"If I'm not mistaken, we should know each other." Ling Chi smiled slightly, recalling the little white snake from Qingcheng Mountain back then, and couldn't hide his smile.

Soon, the maidservant invited the two women, Yibai and Qing, in: "Young master, young lady, they've arrived."

Ling Chi turned his head and was stunned for a moment when he saw Bai Suzhen: Caiyi!?

No, no, that's not right, it's not Caiyi!

The Bai Suzhen in front of me is very different from Caiyi in terms of height, temperament and attire, but her face looks so much like Caiyi's, they are practically identical.

Ling Chi had no idea that when Bai Suzhen first saw Caiyi, she thought she was very beautiful and wanted to be as beautiful as her. Although she later lost her memory due to being given many cultivation techniques by the Goddess of Lishan, her subconscious remembered this event. Thus, for 1,700 years, Bai Suzhen grew and changed according to Caiyi's appearance until recently when she underwent a complete transformation and finally fulfilled her long-cherished wish, becoming as beautiful as Caiyi.

Moreover, she possesses her own unique temperament and a completely different charm from Caiyi.

While Ling Chi was in a daze, Bai Suzhen was also a little stunned when she saw him. She felt a sense of familiarity with the person in front of her, but after searching her memory, she could not find any events related to Ling Chi, which surprised her greatly.

This person...

Taking a deep breath, Bai Suzhen bowed and said, "Bai Suzhen greets the young master."

Ling Chi came to his senses and saw that she called herself Bai Suzhen. He thought to himself: It really is her.

At the same time, she was also puzzled. If she really was Bai Suzhen, she should still remember her. How come she seemed not to recognize her at all?

Ling Chi asked, "Are you Xiao Bai?"

noob?

Bai Suzhen paused again, her delicate brows furrowing slightly. She felt that the title was familiar, but she really couldn't remember why it was familiar.

"My surname is Bai, but my name isn't Xiao Bai," Bai Suzhen said, suppressing her inner doubts. "Have you seen me before, young master?"

Ling Chi frowned and said, "Have you forgotten what happened at Qingcheng Mountain seventeen hundred years ago?"

Seventeen hundred years ago!?

Bai Suzhen was startled and asked, "You...you really know me?"

“Of course I know you.” Ling Chi nodded and said, “Back then, you were just a little white snake that could only transform into half a human body. You ate the food I made and said you wanted to join me. I told you to come find me the next day, but I never saw you again. Even though I searched the entire Qingcheng Mountain, I couldn’t find you. Can you tell me where you went back then?”

Bai Suzhen took a deep breath and said, "To be honest, my memories are indeed stuck 1,700 years ago. My memories before that are gone. Moreover, when I was conscious back then, I was on Mount Emei, but a voice in my heart kept telling me to go back to Mount Qingcheng. Until a thousand years ago, when I had achieved some success in my cultivation, I returned to Mount Qingcheng, but there was no young master on Mount Qingcheng."

"Of course not," Ling Chi said. "A few years after you left, I was summoned to Heaven by the Jade Emperor and became the God of Cookery. I stayed in Heaven for more than four years, which is more than 1,600 years in the mortal world. Until recently, I felt a bit bored, so I took a long leave to come down to the mortal world for sightseeing and relaxation."

"Ah!?" Xiaoqing, standing behind Bai Suzhen, exclaimed in surprise, "You...you are actually a celestial being!?"

"Hmm?" Ling Chi then noticed Xiao Qing behind Bai Suzhen. After a glance, he said, "So it's you."

Sensing the strange look in Ling Chi's eyes, Xiao Qing hurriedly hid behind Bai Suzhen, afraid that Ling Chi would have his maid beat her up and throw her out again.

From the conversation between Bai Suzhen and Ling Chi, she knew that it was impossible for her to get revenge. If she dared to be ungrateful and cause trouble for Ling Chi, Bai Suzhen probably wouldn't help her, which would be too terrible.

"Don't be afraid," Bai Suzhen comforted Xiaoqing, and asked, "May I ask your name, young master?"

Ling Chi looked at her and said, "My name is Ling Chi. Ling means lofty ambition, and Chi means wine pool and meat forest."

Sure enough it was him!

A hint of joy flashed in Bai Suzhen's eyes. She hadn't expected to find the person Guanyin Bodhisattva had guided her to trace the origins of her memories so soon after arriving in Qiantang County. Moreover, from their previous conversation, she knew that the memory she had lost must be closely related to Ling Chi.

No wonder his appearance seemed familiar, no wonder the nickname "Xiaobai" seemed familiar.

I see, I see.

"Young Master Ling, what happened between us back then?" Bai Suzhen said, "To tell you the truth, a few days ago, I was instructed by Guanyin Bodhisattva at the Golden Summit of Emei Mountain. She said that I had unfinished business and asked me to come to Qiantang County to find a person named Ling Chi."

"Oh?" Ling Chi was taken aback. He hadn't expected that Guanyin Bodhisattva's guidance to Bai Suzhen wasn't "look for her high up in West Lake," but rather that Bai Suzhen should come to him.

History did indeed change. Because of her appearance, Bai Suzhen was not saved by the shepherd boy from back then, and naturally, she was destined to be separated from Xu Xian in this life.

From another perspective, does this mean it has nothing to do with Fahai anymore?

No, I have to ask.

"Do you know a monk named Fahai?" Ling Chi asked.

"Fahai?" Bai Suzhen thought for a moment, then shook her head: "I don't know him."

Ling Chi breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

Bai Suzhen was taken aback: "Who is Fahai that Young Master Ling is talking about? Why did you say 'it's alright'?"

"It's nothing," Ling Chi said. "Fahai is a stubborn and bald old monk. It's best to stay away from him if you encounter him in the future. He kills any demons or monsters he sees and has no humanity at all."

"Hmph!" Xiaoqing said defiantly, "So what if we run into him? Watch how I teach him a lesson!"

Ling Chi sneered, "That Fahai has lived for over 1,700 years and received six relic pills as a reward from the Jade Emperor, giving him an extra 600 years of cultivation. But in terms of cultivation, he can't even compare to Xiaobai."

"What!?" Xiaoqing was furious. "Fahai is clearly such a wicked old bald monk, why did the Jade Emperor still reward him with elixirs? Is the Jade Emperor in cahoots with him?"

"Xiaoqing, stop talking nonsense!" Bai Suzhen was startled and coldly rebuked, "How dare you make up stories about the Jade Emperor!"

Xiaoqing seemed to realize she had said the wrong thing, and lowered her head, her legs trembling.

Okay, if you know fear, there's still hope.

Ling Chi said calmly, "I have been cooking for the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother for more than four years. They have treated me well. I will let you off this time for the sake of Xiao Bai. If there is a next time, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"No, it won't happen again." Bai Suzhen quickly vouched for Xiaoqing: "I guarantee that Xiaoqing will not do it again."

“Sister…” Xiaoqing was very touched and felt that she had found the right sister.

"I hope so." Ling Chi asked, "Have you eaten yet? If not, sit down and eat with us."

Hearing Ling Chi's words, Bai Suzhen didn't seem to mind, but Xiaoqing did feel a bit hungry. She hadn't eaten anything all night, spending the entire night thinking about how to get revenge on Ling Chi; it would be strange if she wasn't hungry after more than ten hours.

Although Xiaoqing didn't say anything, her stomach growled a few times.

"..." Bai Suzhen said helplessly, "Then I'll have to trouble Young Master Ling."

"It's just a matter of adding a pair of chopsticks." Ling Chi asked the maid to add two pairs of bowls and chopsticks, and Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing took their seats.

Ling Chi introduced Su Mei to them. Upon learning that Su Mei was Ling Chi's contracted spirit beast, a snake-fox hybrid, Bai Suzhen and Xiao Qing felt a greater sense of closeness to her.